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  1. has big plans for two spin-offs in 2010. My first grant proposal ever and it's gonna be feed-Africa-for-a-year sized...
  2. RT @cdorobek RT @ahier: Nice survey by @govtrack of congressional webcasts, meeting transcripts. http://bit.ly/bocmd (via @carlmalamud)|Yup!
  3. @JohnWonderlich Haha.
  4. An anonymous user has been sending me photos of new congressmen that GovTrack hadn't gathered yet. Thanks!!
  5. @printme1 Thank you!
  6. Healthcare #hcr #usbill #hr3962 http://bit.ly/PQeXo, passed 220/215 http://bit.ly/4sg2oO, with anti-abortion amendment http://bit.ly/3FoEbH.
  7. With just two votes to spare (incl. 1 GOP, Joseph Cao) House manages to send #hcr #usbill #hr3962 to Senate.
  8. As if 12.5 hours of debate wasn't enough, we get 10 minutes more of debate on a motion to recommit, final chance before final vote?
  9. C-SPAN says Rep. Timothy Johnson (R-IL) was lone Republican against GOP alternative plan.
  10. Republican alternate plan defeated, as we know it would be. No Dem support. One mystery Republican broke rank. Details later. #hcr
  11. Stupak amdt could still be undone by Senate, conference cmte. I think it probably will not make it in final enrolled bill.
  12. 64 Dems break rank, Shaddeg abstains to pass Stupak amdt 240/194 to prevent abortion coverage for poorest Americans.
  13. Rep. Dingell. considered leader of #hcr, chaired 1965 medicare debate, chaired opening remarks this morning, now making concluding remarks.
  14. Boehner: Dem bill says restaurants with more than 20 locations must post calorie counts next to menus. #hcr
  15. Min. leader Boehner on now, must be the end. Fmr small business owner, has big colorful chart of complexity of Dem's bill.
  16. Rep Markey: Republicans have preexisting condition: "heart of stone". (Zing!) Dems say GOP alternative does nothing, public on its own. #hcr
  17. Debate themes: save the children, and don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. Not a good mix of metaphors, really.
  18. I left for a break and to cook dinner, but I think we've past Stupak amendment debate and now are on to debate of Republican alternative.
  19. Stupak is a Democrat, by the way.
  20. Phew. General debate finally over. Now on to Stupak amendment to prevent subsidized insurance from covering abortion (except rape, etc).